No. 23 Women’s Golf wins 2017 Big 12 Championship

Sunday, April 23

The Dominion Country Club

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University of Texas

Big 12 Championship

No. 23 Women’s Golf wins 2017 Big 12 Championship

04.23.2017 | Women's Golf

Freshman Emilee Hoffman and junior Sophia Schubert finished the weekend in the top-5 to lead the Longhorns.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – No. 23 Women's Golf captured its first Big 12 Championship since 2011, firing a third-round 294 to win by seven strokes.

The Longhorns have now won four Big 12 titles and 13 total conference titles (2017, 2011, 2004, 1993-97, 1987-91). The win marks their second of the season after winning the Lady Paladin in September.

Freshman Emilee Hoffman and junior Sophia Schubert led the Longhorns with top-5 finishes, Hoffman earning runner-up honors and Schubert tying for fifth place.

Hoffman's finish marks her fourth top-10 this season. She made 11 birdies in rounds of 73-73-71 to finish 1-over par. It marks the best finish for a Texas player since

Schubert earned her fourth top-5 finish this season and third-straight. She fired a first-round 71 and second-round 72 and closed the weekend at 4-over par.

Senior Haley Mills fired a third-round 75 to tie for 12^th at 8-over par, while freshman Greta Voelker finished 26^th with her third-round 74.

Senior Julia Beck climbed seven spots on the third day with her 74, tying for 31^st to round out the lineup for the Horns.

As a team, Texas shot 297-294-294 for its seventh top-3 finish of the season. The Longhorns made 36 birdies over three rounds, the second-best mark in the field.

The Horns will learn their postseason standing during the selection show on Thursday, April 27 at 10 a.m. CT, televised live on the Golf Channel.

Post-Tournament Comments

Head Coach Ryan Murphy

On winning the Big 12 Championship: It feels great. It means that we are moving in the right direction. This tournament is hard to win, I don't care who you are—great teams and great coaches—they don't always win. It's hard to win this golf tournament. I feel fortunate and hope it's the first of several for us.

On the freshmen: Emilee has had a very solid season and so has Greta. Day one was not indicative of Greta, but she made up for it today. Collectively, this season, those two have been fantastic.

Big 12 Championship

The Dominion Country Club

Par 72; 6,263 Yards

TEAM LEADERBOARD

1. TEXAS 297-294-294=885 (+21)

2. Iowa State 297-303-292=892 (+28)

3. Texas Tech 304-294-296=894 (+30)

4. Oklahoma State 294-300-303=897 (+33)

5. Baylor 299-306-295=900 (+36)

6. TCU 293-306-302=901 (+37)

7. Kansas 296-302-306=904 (+40)

8. Kansas State 301-304-302=907 (+43)